Chiun — the meaning of the Hebrew name כִּיּוּן

כִּיּוּן

Kîyûwn · pronounced kee-yoon' · Strong's H3594 · a people

Chiun means properly, a statue, i.e. idol.

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כּוּן kûwn (from, H3559) — properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular) open in the lexicon ›

from H3559; properly, a statue, i.e. idol; but used (by euphemism) for some heathen deity (perhaps corresponding to Priapus or Baal-peor).

Amos 5:26 But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves. (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Amos

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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